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A Long-Awaited Book Announcement (1792 Pattern Coinage)
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1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage, a comprehensive study of the U.S. coinage of 1792, is now available from Heritage. Order at https://ha.com/boanc.
In addition to extensive historical context, this work includes a thorough census of every known piece of coinage emitted by the Mint in 1792, several hundred examples total.
The authors are Pete Smith, Joel Orosz, and Leonard Augsburger.
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Any promotional examples to post so I can see your prose?
J/W
Order placed!
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Wonderful! Wunderbar! Formidable! 精彩! чудовий! Ihana! "Pretty good, Joe!"
I was happy to receive a book already, and it is excellent.
The census of every known Mint issue of 1792 includes photos of just about every coin, including hundreds of 1792 half dismes.
A wonderful book and well worth adding to your library!
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I can't wait!
@coinasaurus Thanks for the link; I just purchased a copy.
Amazing!
mark
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Purchased!
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I can't wait......
Finally! Thanks for the link...just ordered a copy.
I'm not sure about this Leonard Augsburger dude but the other chaps are aces ; )
Just ordered a copy and I wish everybody with an empty spot on their numismatic book shelf would do the same! Who is with me?
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Purchased.... Thanks for the alert.... Cheers, RickO
Purchased along with the book on Eric P. Newman.
Yes, there's probably a reason his name is at the end
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Ordering now!
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I was able to see an early production copy of the book and it's fantastic.
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Purchased. Thanks for posting this.
Can't wait to read it!
Congratulations. I see the BOTY award from the NLG in your future.
Never heard of this last dude either, but I went ahead and ordered the book anyway!
If it's good enough for Bill I'm in on the double as well
M
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
I'm currently reading "Hamilton" by Ron Chernow and "Robert Scot" by William Nyberg.
It is interesting that The Treasury didn't get the Mint under its arm. Jefferson as Secretary of State took the reins of the Mint. At the time Hamilton had pressed though his bill assuming the state's debt into the national debt. A benefit when you think of it, but the Virginians had repaid most of their debt and this was seen as gift to the Northern states. This "Assumption Bill" cemented a large national Government as a reality. Jefferson and Madison were vehemently opposed to the big Government Hamilton was making. So the Mint fell under the Secretary of State.
It was the start of the two-party system.
The placement of the Mint under State is a interesting point that isn't fully explained in the surviving papers. Was Washington trying to balance things out? Did Hamilton not have any interest in the physical manufacturing of money? Was Jefferson trying to undermine Hamilton by getting control of the Mint? Or did all of them just consider it a trifle and no big deal? It represented only a small appropriation by the federal government.
Although not recorded anywhere, I suspect Jefferson was given "first right of coinage" by Washington, resulting in his deposit of $75 at the Mint on July 11, 1792.
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Interesting points.
If we look at details of how European nations handled coinage and especially the manufacturing functions, we might consider that Hamilton did not want the new US Mint in his portfolio. Thus, it was assigned to Jefferson as a convenient side-event that related more to European coinage than did Hamilton’s finance approach. Today, we might think of that as ludicrous – coins were money – but the actual manufacturing was, in Europe, largely contracted to businesses and guilds. That being the 18th century model, the State Department would have equal or better access to foreign ideas and technology than the Treasury. Hamilton’s charter was finance – not “money.”
Just some thoughts….
Mailed my order in today.
Good points. Also, Jefferson was the guy that had been in Europe as Minister to France, had worked with various parties on the Comitia medals, etc. There was some thought given, in the early days, to recruiting European coiners to the U.S. So Jefferson was a more natural choice than might seem today.
If you look at Hamilton's 1790 paper founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-07-02-0334-0004 it talks a lot of about monetary theory and not much at all about how to actually manufacture money.
State Dept. also had people in major European capitals where the primary mints were located. Jefferson was a practical person - not good with finances - but good with making application of ideas, theory and inventions of others (and his own).
Further, the Philadelphia Mint moved to Treasury after it had become established as a government manufactory, and the British and French prototypes had been rejected. In later years, DM Moore wrote to Jefferson asking about early concepts of coin designs. (Of course, it was tough to get an answer from Hamilton in 1824/5....)
Ordered!
Thanks for your hard work, Coinosaurus.
Lance.
Just ordered this and the Newman book too. Delivery date will be in 2 to 3 weeks though.
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Got my copy yesterday!
I am busy reading Appendix 1, concerning the transition in pronouncing disme from 'deem' to 'dime'. This will be another book that I will have to have hardbound.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
I'm waiting for my copies to be delivered! (One for reading, and one for reference when the other is tattered.
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BTW, Len Augsburger is a researcher par excellence! The book has been years in the making, and I expect it will be well worth the wait!
I received mine yesterday... Great book and well worth the investment....will be going through it in detail over the next couple of weeks... Cheers, RickO
I received my copy today. Holy crap! If this book does not receive the numismatic book of the year award something is wrong.
I am certain that it will receive an award. This is an important book, one that deals with topics that were inadequately (if at all) covered in numismatic literature that preceded it.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
I've had my copy over a week ago & it looked
like it was going to be weeks to get here.
It is way larger than I expected & filled with
information & very good coin pics.
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Still waiting. ugh
Just ordered a copy, and can't wait to begin reading it. Previous tomes by these authors have been excellent, and I expect the same will be true in this thoroughly researched reference.
Certainly the "Book of the Year."
The first day that I received this book I stayed up well past my bedtime reading. It is a very fascinating book. If you have not ordered one you need to do so today.
Mine showed up yesterday, I started on it last night. I really love these "history" books.